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http://www.cnbc.com/2015/08/24/caitlyn-jenner-halloween-costume-sparks-social-media-outrage-.html

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...een-costume-labeled-817515?utm_source=twitter

It's nowhere near October, but one ensemble is already on track to be named the most controversial Halloween costume of 2015.

Social media users were out in full force on Monday criticizing several Halloween retailers for offering a Caitlyn Jenner costume reminiscent of the former-athlete's Vanity Fair cover earlier this year.

While Jenner's supporters condemned the costume as "transphobic" and "disgusting" on Twitter, Spirit Halloween, a retailer that carries the costume, defended the getup.

"At Spirit Halloween, we create a wide range of costumes that are often based upon celebrities, public figures, heroes and superheroes," said Lisa Barr, senior director of marking at Spirit Halloween. "We feel that Caitlyn Jenner is all of the above and that she should be celebrated. The Caitlyn Jenner costume reflects just that."
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AnOminous said:
Considering we can't yet fix a severed spinal column, the absolute best way this ends is with this tard's head, probably massively brain-damaged, on a completely paralyzed body, which is either exactly the situation he's already in or much worse. I guess this is one way to commit a spectacular suicide.

It's also just some bullshit story from FoxNews that I don't even believe.
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This. We're dealing with a body part that has the spine integral to its function. Until these quacks can figure out how to fix and reconnect the spine its a nonissue.
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_J._White

This guy was doing head transplants on monkeys however the subjects were paralyzed because they couldn't attach the spinal cord. The patient died due to rejection like @Forever Sunrise was talking about.

I think people have also performed brain transplants too by putting a monkey brain into the abdominal cavity of another monkey.
 
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Does anyone have any more details on the donor body? I'm really curious on how they plan to do this. Obviously the fresher and younger the body the better seeing as single organ transplants take a huge toll on people's bodies and cut their lifespan down drastically.
 
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Zim said:
I think people have also performed brain transplants too by putting a monkey brain into the abdominal cavity of another monkey.
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The Soviet guy, Vladimir Demikhov, attempted this by attaching a second (living!) head and torso to a dog and connecting their arteries. I believe he intended to decapitate the host dog at some point but none of them survived long enough.
 
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Zim said:
I think people have also performed brain transplants too by putting a monkey brain into the abdominal cavity of another monkey.
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At the level we're at on technology for doing that kind of thing, that's just some sick Dr. Mengele shit that shouldn't be approved even for goddamn monkeys.
 
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AnOminous said:
At the level we're at on technology for doing that kind of thing, that's just some sick Dr. Mengele shit that shouldn't be approved even for goddamn monkeys.
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You'd think but this was back in the day before people really thought about the ethics of these things (er, well maybe they did, they just didn't give a fuck and people weren't too concerned about it). As gruesome as these experiments are they have helped humankind tremendously, especially the Russian scientist who kept the dog head alive, and also was able to attach half a puppy to another adult dog's torso. It lived for about a week if i recall. You can actually find both of these videos on YouTube by the way if you can stomach it.

I'm pretty torn on the issue myself to be honest though when it comes to experimenting on animals like this. However at least the humans involved can consent.

When it comes to head transplants I highly doubt any of the subjects in the past and now the near future even feel anything. The pain probably doesn't even register because of the gigantic shock the procedure is to the body and brain. If/when this guy undergoes the transplant in 2017 I'm pretty positive he won't even be responsive or even know whats going on except for his body being able to react to basic stimuli.

Sorry for sperging out, I think about these things a little too much.
 
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meatslab said:
You'd think but this was back in the day before people really thought about the ethics of these things (er, well maybe they did, they just didn't give a fuck and people weren't too concerned about it). As gruesome as these experiments are they have helped humankind tremendously, especially the Russian scientist who kept the dog head alive, and also was able to attach half a puppy to another adult dog's torso.
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I'd like a cite on that. How much subsequent work was helped in any way by that research, cited it, and so on?
 
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I'd like a cite on that. How much subsequent work was helped in any way by that research, cited it, and so on?
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Sure thing! He was a pioneer in his field and helped us be able to perform heart transplants and heart surgery for people today as well as other organs.

First off here's his wikipedia page to give you the gist of who he was and what he did.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Demikhov

And here's some sources to show how his contributions helped humanity. And I apologize, the two headed dogs lived much longer than a week. It was actually 38 days!
http://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=234&Itemid=210
http://www.thejournal.ie/two-headed-dogs-794157-Feb2013/

If you watch the dog head experiment there's added images and animation to show exactly how the circulation machine works in detail.
 
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I'm skeptical. On a related note, I remember a few years ago (definitely more than whatever timeframe was stated) I read somewhere that supposedly surgeons were going to be doing cosmetic tail transplants in like 5-10 years. Did anybody else ever read that? It seemed wildly optimistic at the time and I don't think we are any closer to real life furries.
 
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I'm skeptical. On a related note, I remember a few years ago (definitely more than whatever timeframe was stated) I read somewhere that supposedly surgeons were going to be doing cosmetic tail transplants in like 5-10 years. Did anybody else ever read that? It seemed wildly optimistic at the time and I don't think we are any closer to real life furries.
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I know exactly what you're talking about and no, that was an article done by one furry without any sources or anything. I'm sure he was pretty well versed in science considering the jargon he used throughout but it was nothing more than very wishful thinking by one man. Lemme see if I can dig it up, because I know that one is over 10 years old.

Edit: Bah, either it's buried too deep or my Google-fu is shit. I can't find the one with all the chemical formulas and shit that drags on forever. I know it existed, but I have no idea where to find it. I guess it wasn't as popular as I thought it was. :(
 
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AnOminous said:
At the level we're at on technology for doing that kind of thing, that's just some sick Dr. Mengele shit that shouldn't be approved even for goddamn monkeys.
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I looked it up and Dr. White also was the one who did the isolated monkey brain experiment too. I don't remember all the details but even when it was done it was considered extremely inhumane. The implanted brain suffers from total sensory isolation since it's not hooked up to anything and would probably go insane in a short amount of time because of this.

I don't believe anything like head transplants are actually going to happen for a long time in reality. It's too controversial and I can see religious groups going bonkers over it.
 
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